Business news live from singapore. Chinas one belt one road for it kicked off in beijing. Just how lofty are its Silk Road Ambitions and can they be filled . More victims are expected of the cyber attack as they return to work after the weekend. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. Leaders from 28 nations are gathered in beijing to bring chinas grand plan to invest billions of dollars to improve its global trade links one step closer to reality. Called the one belt one road initiative, it was proposed in 2013 by president xi xin ping. Its ambitions span over 60 countries and the president has pledged billions of dollars for the scheme. There are sceptics that say it is an expensive exercise to extend chinas political and economic influence. We are joined by our asian Business Correspondence in the studio. 124 billion, no small number. Of course, this was an announcement that was made to all of the World Leaders that were gathered to listen to president xi. Why are the chinese mak
Than 100 years. He is the sky diver who has broken a world record byjumping out of a plane at the age of 101. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Certainly not whether for skydiving. It is a wet start to the week for many of you but i will see if i can find some sunshine in the forecast to get you through the next few days. All the details coming up inis next few days. All the details coming up in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story there is a warning of fresh disruption from the global cyber attack this morning, when workers switch on their computers for the first time at the start of the working week. Microsoft has described the attack, which began on friday, as a wake up call, and criticised customers who didnt keep their systems up to date. Lets take a look at where things stand this morning. It is thought there are more than 200,000 victims of fridays cyber attack, but that figure may rise as people return to work this morning. Organisations in 150 countries were t
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The chinese video sharing app tiktok, from as early as today. And showbusiness at a social distance the bafta tv awards go online. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. First, thousands of businesses in england which were expecting to reopen this weekend after the coronavirus lockdown are facing at least another fortnight of closure. Beauty salons, bowling alleys and wedding venues are all affected, following the prime ministers plan to squeeze the brake pedal on easing restrictions. Hes also announced an extension of the use of Face Coverings. Elsewhere, mexico has overtaken the uk to become country with the third highest number of deaths from the virus. More than 16,000 people have lost their lives there. And from today, uk Companies Whose staff have been receiving up to 80 of their salary through the treasurys furlough scheme during the coronavirus pandemic will have to s
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